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Julio Holon - Jan 2023
Self organisation for DAOs

Why self-organize?

Organisational Personal

Organisational Personal
Integrating all perspectives
Healthy culture
Responsive to change Intrinsic motivation
Effective collaboration
End skill silos
Purpose over profit
Equality
Psychological safety
Avoiding power abuse

The alternative

Self org: Key concepts

Purpose & Self organisation

Speed & freedom requires boundaries

Yes and now, please

Who cares?

Incremental work and
organization structure

Centralized Decentralized Distributed

Agreements as a safety net

Toolbox

● Circle
● Role
● Role filler(s)
● Domains
● Policies
● Double linking

Focus area / Purpose
Analyst / All decisions are data driven
Ongoing activity
Maintaining analysis tools
Outcome
New database installed
Next action
Request quote for new DB
Role
Role
Role
Accountability Accountability
Project Project
Action Action Action Action
Crystal clear expectations

Operational
Governance
Role
Role
Role
Accountability Accountability
Project Project
Action Action Action Action
Human

Three heartbeats
Operational
Governance
Human

4 spaces
Interpersonal space
Operational space
Personal space
Structural space

4 spaces
Interpersonal space
Operational space
Personal space
Structural space
Do I like my role?
Do I like the circle?
Do I like Hypha?
Am I balanced and rested?
Do I feel safe?
Is my role clear to me?
Translate role’s purpose to work
Translate role’s acc to work
Do we have the right strategy?
Do I know what others are doing?
How do we communicate?
Do interactions stress me out?
Do we understand the game?
Do I feel safe?
Do we get stuck in consensus?
Do I dare to lead my role?
Is my role clear to me?
Do we have the right roles?
Do we have the right structure?
Are domains and policies clear?
Is authority properly distributed?
Do we get stuck in consensus?

Purpose
Culture
Personal safety
Authority
Reliance
Transition

DEMO

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